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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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